bulls
by whiteroom

Comment:
Wow! Right in on the action! Great capture!

Boy to Man
by Imagineer

Comment:
Great mood to this shot. I love the worn wooden deck of the bridge and the contrast between it's texture and that of the wonderfully skewed metal side panels. Composition is superb with the swooping curve of the suspension cables plus the echo between deck and clear sky. I don't know whether the nostalgic feel comes from my having read your comments or from the image itself...

Surreal Ironing
by arnit

Comment:
Now the original version of this idea is back in your portfolio it's interesting to compare. Why does the first one work better for me? The location/ background is more interesting and provides more contrast to the foreground. The light is much more interesting and golden. Your facial expression is stronger. The bright colours of the clothes being worn and ironed are stronger, especially with the way one sleeve falls off the board and swings below in the breeze. The only thing I like more in the second is the substitution of a kettle for the iron.

Great Court
by AndrewTO

Comment:
Isn't it a beautiful building? I have a vaguely similar shot in my challenge entries portfolio from way back - soooo photogenic isn't it? Did you go inside the library to get a good look at the ceiling from in there? Cool eh?
PS The exposure seems a little out. It might be worth adjusting levels to bring the details of the stone building out more?

Meditation
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Fantastic composition. The frame itself feels like the enclosing walls of a small room. The almost silhouetted presentation of the model works well. I like the green tones. And lots of wonderful lines and textures.

Age
by ganders

Comment:
As already mentioned in person, needs to be much sharper in focus with a touch more contrast too. But I really do like the abstract nature and texture that you almost have here.

Of Wisdom
by Pedro

Comment:
This is the interpretation I idly thought about trying to convey but I couldn't think of a suitable model and I know I'd not have created as compelling an image as you have here. Even without eye contact you've created a connection, a sympathetic reaction, a curiousity about the subject and her life experiences. Nicely composed too.

imagine the ocean
by JohannesFrank

Comment:
Almost Yin and Yang. Lovely use of light and shadow. Central composition works wonderfully well. Beautiful texture. Muted colours. Lovely!

Fe Line
by bobdaveant

Comment:
Beautiful detail, nice DOF choice, excellent close crop. Black and white perfect to bring out shapes, lines and tones.

Railroad Remembered
by dsidwell

Comment:
Quite haunting. I wonder if it would have been better as a duotoned black and white or just with a touch of the saturation taken out of the sky?